Table 1 Data comparison between traditional public health and precision public health
From: Real-world data for precision public health of noncommunicable diseases: a scoping review
Domain | Traditional public health Current state | Precision public health Future state |
|---|---|---|
Definition | Use of data for surveillance and epidemiology to inform health policy, community interventions and target populations with disadvantage | Use of routinely collected data to inform precision policy, interventions and decision-making based on social position, equity and disease risk |
Data sources | Designed by user specifically for secondary use | Real-world activities such as provision of acute care, wearable devices |
Original intent of data | Secondary use | Routine activity |
Data refresh | Years | Near or real-time |
Data analytics | Descriptive | Descriptive, Predictive, Prescriptive |